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CHARLES B. PERKINS, 0F KENDUSKEAG, AssIGNoR 'roV Huusiiimrv AND BARNABAS BURSELEY, OESANGERVILLE, MAINE Leim Para N0.,76,51s, daad Alma 7, 186s.v

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

TO WHOM I'I MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. PERKINS, of Kenduskeag, in the county of,Penobscot, and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement on a Horse-Rake; and I do hereby -declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation'of the same, reference bing had tO-the annexed drawings, making a part of this 'speciieat'ion," in whichl Figure 1 is a plan view, and

Figure 2 a transverse sectional view,lfollow ing the course ofthe red line, as shown' on fig. 1, letters y Letter a represents the dri'vers seat. Letters B, the wheels. G, the axle-tree. D D,la series of.in.de pendent iingers, with rake-teeth attached on the under side, in the manner show n 1n dig. 2.. Letter E isabar that rests upon the rake-ringers, attached to the machine inthe manner shown in fig. 1. Letter F is'a lever, contiguous to the driver's seat, and is used to press down' the said har E, and' therewith said fingers, .at the will ofthe driver. Letter G is a lever, byfwhich the ngers and rake-teeth are raised, and the hay dropped, as herleafter described. i Letter H is the lifting-roller, by which, in conjunction with lever G, said fingers are raised.

` Letters Kvare friction-rollers, upon which the knees L L move.

The object of my invention is to provide better means than' have heretofore been known or used, for raking hay by horse-power.- v

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use-my improvement, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. v

My device is constructed in the usual form'of sulky'horse-rakes, as represented on the drawings, with the additions and improvements hereinafter mentioned and described, viz I Letter F is a lever, contiguous to the drive'rs seat, which is made to press upon the bar E, for the purpose of depressing the lingers, and keep them .adjusted to the lifting-roller H. Letter G isa'lever-in front of the drivers seat, connectedv with the lifting-roller H by means of -two knees L, moving on frictior-rollers K, by which action the"lifti`ngroller is made to roll steadily and firmly alongl theunder side of the fingers, thus raising them, so as to discharge' the hay in mass, inconvenient distances upon the stubble, and by a reverse action of said lever Gr, the lifting-roller is restored to its original position, and the teethare again ready to do their oiiicel of raking the hay into another bundle. Y A

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,vis

Lever G, knees L, friction-rollers' K, and lifting-roller H, constructed, combined, vand arranged substantially as described.v

CHARLES; B. PERKINS.

Witnesses:

WM. P. MINER,A A. W. LEAVITT. 

